25 August 2022

Adir adirim, baruch

Thursday music corner: Balkan Beat Box are a three-man group from Israel who play electronic gypsy-punk music with Mediterranean, Balkan and Middle Eastern influences. Founded in 2003, the group has released five studio albums from their self-titled debut in 2005 to 2016's Shout It Out, plus one remix album. According to their website biography:
Balkan Beat Box coalesced in the mid 2000s around the core trio of saxophonist Ori Kaplan, percussionist Tamir Muskat, and singer Tomer Yosef. Each of the three musicians in BBB is a visionary with a distinct perspective essential to the BBB vibe. Together in BBB, the trio, plus an extended family of trusted collaborators, have issued five vibrantly varied albums. Their work has been sampled by Jason Derulo, rapper Mac Miller (produced by Diplo), collaborated with Stargate and Fifth Harmony, and their music most recently appeared in FIFA 17 and in the Andy Samberg movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
The devilishly catchy Hebrew spiritual Adir Adirim features singer Victoria Hanna, and appeared on Balkan Beat Box's debut album alongside the similarly dancefloor-filling brass-laden single Bulgarian Chicks

Balkan Beat Box - Adir Adirim (2005)

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